Answer to Question #56800 in Economics for George

Question

What are Oil slops and oily water pollution?

Answer 1

Oil slop is a crude oil, which is emulsified with water and solids rendering it a waste stream that cannot be sold down the pipeline.
Oily water pollution – presence of oil in water in such amount, which leads to impossibility to use water for a certain purpose (bathing, drinking, fish-breading, etc.).